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D. M. KIRKPATRICK.

SLEIGH. K No. 261,556. r Patented July25, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID M. KIRKPATRICK, OF KANSAS GITY,-MISSOURI.

SLEIGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,556, dated July 25,1882.

. Applicationfiled m 25,1882. (N0 model.)

To'all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID MARION KIRK-PATRICK, of Kansas City, in the county of J rick-- son and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Sleighs;

and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to sleighs, and has for its object to provide asimple, durable, inexpensive, and very attractive device, which shall atthe same time possess extreme lightness in weight.

To this end it consists in certain improvements in the construction andarrangement of parts.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective. view of a sleigh embodyingmy improvements; Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal sectional view thereof.

Referring by letters to the drawings, A A designate the runners; B, thebracesor supports; and. O, the body, the latter being constructed ofgalvanized iron, zinc, or other suitable sheet metal, wrought or moldedinto suitable designs, preferably that of a swan, duck, pigeon,quail,eagle,dovc, or the like, as herein shown. This sheet-metal body isstrengthened by ribs or braces D on the inside, and in it is mounted oneor more seats, E, as desired. In the sides F F areformed suitableopenings, G G, by cutting away the metal, or by any other suitablemeans, which are adapted to be closed by a door, H, sliding outside andover the same, which, when the design is. that of a bird, as in thepresent instance, will be formed by the wing. To accomplish this, thewing is provided withsuitably-arranged guide-rods, I

' I, sliding in staples J Jonthe body 0, so that when'open the wing willbe in the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2. At the point of thelesser covertsof the wing, this being the upper front corner of thedoor, the metal form- 1 ing the latter is bent over, as shown, andprovided with or notchedto form, a hook, K, which, when the door isclosed with its turned portion supported by the upper point of theopenings G G, will enter a staple, L, to retain the door in position.

The body may be provided with a suitable step,M, for convenience inentering the sleigh, and the wing with a knob, N. t

The operation and advantages of-my invention will be readily understood.It is very light in weight, and of superior attractiveness andconvenience.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, withthe body having openings in its sides and provided with staples or theirequivalent, of the doors arranged to cover the same and provided withsuitable rods adapted to slide in the staples, their upper front cornersadapted to be supported by the points of the body and be retained inthat position, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the body constructed of sheet metal, braced onthe inside by suitable ribs or braces mounted on runners, and havingopenings out or otherwise formed in its sides, of the doors formed oflike mate rial and adapted to slide outside and over said openings toclose the same, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID MARION KIRKPATRICK.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. STRONG, ROBERT B. llIIDDLEBROOKE.

